Apparatus management system, information terminal, apparatus management apparatus, and apparatus management method
First Claim
1. A management system managing a plurality of apparatuses, the management system comprising:
- a plurality of information terminals through which the plurality of apparatuses are managed; and
a management apparatus,wherein an information terminal among the plurality of information terminals includesa first memory; and
a first processor coupled to the first memory, and configured to transmit terminal information identifying the information terminal and apparatus information identifying an apparatus among the plurality of apparatuses,wherein the management apparatus includesa second memory; and
a second processor coupled to the second memory, and configured toreceive the terminal information and the apparatus information transmitted from the information terminal;
determine whether the received terminal information and apparatus information match one of a plurality of registered combinations of terminal information of the plurality of information terminals and apparatus information of the plurality of apparatuses;
determine whether a usage time limit of the apparatus is passed, the usage time limit indicating a point of time up to which the apparatus is usable; and
transmit apparatus management information to the information terminal in response to determining that the received terminal information and apparatus information match the one of the plurality of registered combinations of terminal information and apparatus information and that the usage time limit of the apparatus is not passed,wherein the first processor is further configured to transmit time information of the information terminal to the management apparatus after receiving the apparatus management information from the management apparatus, andwherein the second processor is further configured toreceive the time information of the information terminal;
compare the received time information with time information of the management apparatus;
determine whether a difference between the received time information and the time information of the management apparatus is a predetermined period of time or more; and
change the usage time limit in response to determining that the difference is the predetermined period of time or more.
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Abstract
An apparatus management system managing an apparatus through an information terminal includes a transmission part configured to transmit terminal information identifying the information terminal and apparatus information identifying the apparatus, a reception part configured to receive the terminal information and the apparatus information, an authentication part configured to determine whether the received terminal information and apparatus information match one of registered combinations of terminal information and apparatus information, and a notification part configured to transmit apparatus management information to the information terminal when the authentication part determines that the received terminal information and apparatus information match one of the registered combinations of terminal information and apparatus information.
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18 Claims
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1. A management system managing a plurality of apparatuses, the management system comprising:
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a plurality of information terminals through which the plurality of apparatuses are managed; and a management apparatus, wherein an information terminal among the plurality of information terminals includes a first memory; and a first processor coupled to the first memory, and configured to transmit terminal information identifying the information terminal and apparatus information identifying an apparatus among the plurality of apparatuses, wherein the management apparatus includes a second memory; and a second processor coupled to the second memory, and configured to receive the terminal information and the apparatus information transmitted from the information terminal; determine whether the received terminal information and apparatus information match one of a plurality of registered combinations of terminal information of the plurality of information terminals and apparatus information of the plurality of apparatuses; determine whether a usage time limit of the apparatus is passed, the usage time limit indicating a point of time up to which the apparatus is usable; and transmit apparatus management information to the information terminal in response to determining that the received terminal information and apparatus information match the one of the plurality of registered combinations of terminal information and apparatus information and that the usage time limit of the apparatus is not passed, wherein the first processor is further configured to transmit time information of the information terminal to the management apparatus after receiving the apparatus management information from the management apparatus, and wherein the second processor is further configured to receive the time information of the information terminal; compare the received time information with time information of the management apparatus; determine whether a difference between the received time information and the time information of the management apparatus is a predetermined period of time or more; and change the usage time limit in response to determining that the difference is the predetermined period of time or more. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A management apparatus managing a plurality of apparatuses through a plurality of information terminals, the management apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, and configured to receive terminal information identifying an information terminal among the plurality of information terminals and apparatus information identifying an apparatus among the plurality of apparatuses from the information terminal; determine whether the received terminal information and apparatus information match one of a plurality of registered combinations of terminal information of the plurality of information terminals and apparatus information of the plurality of apparatuses; determine whether a usage time limit of the apparatus is passed, the usage time limit indicating a point of time up to which the apparatus is usable; transmit apparatus management information to the information terminal in response to determining that the received terminal information and apparatus information match the one of the plurality of registered combinations of terminal information and apparatus information and that the usage time limit of the apparatus is not passed; receive time information of the information terminal from the information terminal after transmitting the apparatus management information; compare the received time information with time information of the management apparatus; determine whether a difference between the received time information and the time information of the management apparatus is a predetermined period of time or more; and change the usage time limit in response to determining that the difference is the predetermined period of time or more. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for managing a plurality of apparatuses through a plurality of information terminals, the method comprising:
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transmitting, by an information terminal among the plurality of information terminals, terminal information identifying the information terminal and apparatus information identifying an apparatus among the plurality of apparatuses; receiving, by a management apparatus, the terminal information and the apparatus information transmitted from the information terminal; determining, by the management apparatus, whether the received terminal information and apparatus information match one of a plurality of registered combinations of terminal information of the plurality of information terminals and apparatus information of the plurality of apparatuses; determining, by the management apparatus, whether a usage time limit of the apparatus is passed, the usage time limit indicating a point of time up to which the apparatus is usable; transmitting, by the management apparatus, apparatus management information to the information terminal in response to determining that the received terminal information and apparatus information match the one of the plurality of registered combinations of terminal information and apparatus information and that the usage time limit of the apparatus is not passed; transmitting, by the information terminal, time information of the information terminal to the management apparatus after the information terminal receives the apparatus management information from the management apparatus; receiving, by the management apparatus, the time information of the information terminal; comparing, by the management apparatus, the received time information with time information of the management apparatus; determining, by the management apparatus, whether a difference between the received time information and the time information of the management apparatus is a predetermined period of time or more; and changing, by the management apparatus, the usage time limit in response to determining that the difference is the predetermined period of time or more. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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